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Arrests of 3 members of an Atlanta charity's board in a SWAT-team raid is highly unusual and could be unconstitutional

  • Written by Beth Gazley, Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
Arrests of 3 members of an Atlanta charity's board in a SWAT-team raid is highly unusual and could be unconstitutionalPolice arrested three people who have been aiding protesters at this Atlanta house in May 2023.AP Photo/Kate Brumback

On May 31, 2023, the Atlanta Police Department deployed a SWAT team to arrest Marlon Kautz, Adele MacLean and Savannah Patterson. These three people weren’t fugitives from justice or drug kingpins, but rather volunteer board...

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